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' V VApplication mea March 27,1917.VV serial-Nairgra." y

To all whom t may concern: j

Be it known thatLCAniJ E. 'STAUss, a citizen of the Unitedl States, residingy at Homestead, in the county of Allegheny; and' State of Pennsylvania, have invented c'er`" tain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail braces and is, more particularly, an .improvement on my pending application, Serial Number 127,848, filed October 26, 1916. j

The primary object of this invention is to provide a wedge member designed to engage the base of the rail and seated in a wedge- `shaped groove formed in a supporting plate,`

1n a manner similar to the construction set forth in the above mentioned pending application; the present improvement including a supplemental tongue designed to more effectively hold the base flange of the rail in f proper position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a supplemental tongue received in a corresponding recess in the supporting plate and engageable with the bottom of the rail to relieve the strain on certain portions of the device, and to obtain a firmer hold on the base flange of the rail. j

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred formy of my invention, in which;

Figure 1 is an edge elevation. showing the rail in cross section.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the device in applied position.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section showing the parts more clearly in detail.

The railway rail A comprises the head 1, the web 2 and the usual base 3 comprising the oppositely extended base flanges disposed in the` usual manner. The supporting plate 4 is suitably recessed to receive the base 3 and is also provided with a groove or depression 9, in which is received the wedge 10. Communicatin with the groove 9 and extending inwar 1y beneath the portion upon which the rail is seatedis a narrow groove 11 designed to receive the tongue 12. j

Extending along the upper marginal edge of the Wedge member 10 is a projection 15,

the railjseat`6,"is` provided'alongl'ts marginal edge with a longitudinal depression 17 within which is received the supplemental tongue 18, formed on the wedge member directly between the projection 15, and the supplemental tongue forms a longitudinal groove 19 within which the corresponding edge of the base flange is received.

The wedge member is, of course, tudinally movable, and the bottom of the groove, therefore, tightly engages thefedge of the base flange of the rail when the wedge is moved into applied position. The supplemental tongue, therefore, assists the projection 15, and the relatively large tongue 12 in maintaining the wedge and the rail in their proper relative positions and relieves the strain incident to the constant travel of heavy trains overt-he rails so that the life o-f the wedge member is materially increased.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable rail brace has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form. I desire it to be understood, however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

I claim:

1. The combination of a railway rail mounted in a supporting plate, and a wedge member associated with the supporting plate, of a projection carried by the wedge member and overlapping the ange of the rail, the supporting plate having a depreslongi- .sernsrernur Specification of Letters fatent: ,y

loverlapping thefltop of vthe base `flangeof the rail when in applied positionffA The portion of the supporting plate 4, designated asr` below the projection 15. The space sion andr a groove formed therein directly f beneath the said depression, a tongue received in the said groove, and a supplemental tongue carried bythe wedge member and received in the said depression.

2. The combination of a railway rail mounted in a supporting plate, and a wedge member associated with the supporting plate, of a projection carried by the wedge member and overlapping the iiange of the rail, the supporting plate having a depression and a groove formed therein, a tongue received in the said groove, a supplemental tongue carried b the wedge member and received in the said depression, the space between the saidproje'ction and the said supplemental tongue forming a groove for the reception of the base .flange vof the rail.

3. The combination of a railway rail mounted in a supporting plate, and a wedge member associated with the supporting plate, of a proge'eti'on carried by the wedge member and overlapping the flange of theV rail, the said supporting plate havlg a depression formed therein directly beneath the adJacent edge of the said rail ange, a supl Copleaof tl'zfs limitentv may H obtained foi' y]g lemental tongue carried by the wedge member and received in the depression for permittingthe proj ecton andthe supplemental tongue to embrace the marginal edge of the flange of the rail.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` *I CARL E. STAUSS. Witnesses:

E. STAUss, y JOHN J. RATTIGAN.

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